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A fantastic opportunity is available for a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine to join the Emergency Medical team in the new state of the art District General Hospital in Dumfries & Galloway.
The successful candidate will be based in Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, which is the principal Emergency Department in the South-West of Scotland providing Emergency services to Dumfries and the surrounding catchment area with a population of approximately 148,500 people. The role will involve dealing with a full range of emergency care.
You will work as part of a consultant led multidisciplinary team comprising of, doctors in training, Nurse Practitioners and GPs with an interest in Emergency Medicine. The hospital is a designated Trauma Unit and has most core specialities on site. In particular there is immediate access to the full support of acute receiving teams in the event of paediatric, medical or surgical emergencies.
As well as providing quality patient care you will be offered training and time for supporting professional activities. The post will provide the successful clinician with the training opportunities and support required to develop Emergency Medicine competencies. The aim would be to work towards completion of all aspects of the CESR process for motivated individuals.
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary have an excellent active and forward-thinking educational department and have been rated best in Board in Scotland for training in 2016 GMC survey and are rated in the top ten Boards in the UK for Foundation training two years running.
Dumfries & Galloway is a picturesque rural area in southwest Scotland with excellent transport links with easy access to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Northern England. The region offers excellent schools and quality, affordable housing.
This job is full time however we are open to hearing from those unable to work full time. Salary will follow NHS pay scales. Applicant must be GMC registered with a licence to practice or eligible.
Please get in touch with Allison to discuss further. Call 0131 240 5287 or email allison@headmedical.com.
**If this post isn't right for you at this time please do feel free to share with your friends and colleagues who might be interested. We pay £500 referral fee for successfully placed candidates.**

21/03/2019

A fantastic opportunity is available for a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine to join the Emergency Medical team in the new state of the art District General Hospital in Dumfries & Galloway.
The successful candidate will be based in Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, which is the principal Emergency Department in the South-West of Scotland providing Emergency services to Dumfries and the surrounding catchment area with a population of approximately 148,500 people. The role will involve dealing with a full range of emergency care.
You will work as part of a consultant led multidisciplinary team comprising of, doctors in training, Nurse Practitioners and GPs with an interest in Emergency Medicine. The hospital is a designated Trauma Unit and has most core specialities on site. In particular there is immediate access to the full support of acute receiving teams in the event of paediatric, medical or surgical emergencies.
As well as providing quality patient care you will be offered training and time for supporting professional activities. The post will provide the successful clinician with the training opportunities and support required to develop Emergency Medicine competencies. The aim would be to work towards completion of all aspects of the CESR process for motivated individuals.
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary have an excellent active and forward-thinking educational department and have been rated best in Board in Scotland for training in 2016 GMC survey and are rated in the top ten Boards in the UK for Foundation training two years running.
Dumfries & Galloway is a picturesque rural area in southwest Scotland with excellent transport links with easy access to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Northern England. The region offers excellent schools and quality, affordable housing.
This job is full time however we are open to hearing from those unable to work full time. Salary will follow NHS pay scales. Applicant must be GMC registered with a licence to practice or eligible.
Please get in touch with Allison to discuss further. Call 0131 240 5287 or email allison@headmedical.com.
**If this post isn't right for you at this time please do feel free to share with your friends and colleagues who might be interested. We pay £500 referral fee for successfully placed candidates.**

Consultant ENT Surgeon - Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
An excellent opportunity is now available for an experienced Consultant in ENT Surgery to join a district general hospital located in the south west of Scotland. This is a full time post working with a very strong multi-disciplinary team, you will be working alongside the current Consultant ENT Surgeon and supported by a Specialty Doctor and trainees. You will contribute to the provision of out-patient clinics (general adult and paediatric services) at the main hospital and local community hospital, together with operating sessions at DGRI.
Dumfries & Galloway is a beautiful rural location, the cost of living is very affordable and there are excellent schools available for those relocating with children. Crime rates are low also, and there are many opportunities to explore arts and theatre in the local area too. Situated in the south west of the country, there is easy access by road or rail to both Glasgow and Edinburgh. To the south you can reach Carlisle, in the north of England, in less than 30 minutes.
An excellent salary is on offer in line with NHS Scotland payscales, a relocation package may be available in some circumstances too. If you would like to find out more and review the full job description then please contact Karen Diamond at Head Medical (0131 240 5261).

21/03/2019

Consultant ENT Surgeon - Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
An excellent opportunity is now available for an experienced Consultant in ENT Surgery to join a district general hospital located in the south west of Scotland. This is a full time post working with a very strong multi-disciplinary team, you will be working alongside the current Consultant ENT Surgeon and supported by a Specialty Doctor and trainees. You will contribute to the provision of out-patient clinics (general adult and paediatric services) at the main hospital and local community hospital, together with operating sessions at DGRI.
Dumfries & Galloway is a beautiful rural location, the cost of living is very affordable and there are excellent schools available for those relocating with children. Crime rates are low also, and there are many opportunities to explore arts and theatre in the local area too. Situated in the south west of the country, there is easy access by road or rail to both Glasgow and Edinburgh. To the south you can reach Carlisle, in the north of England, in less than 30 minutes.
An excellent salary is on offer in line with NHS Scotland payscales, a relocation package may be available in some circumstances too. If you would like to find out more and review the full job description then please contact Karen Diamond at Head Medical (0131 240 5261).

Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics – Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
An excellent opportunity is available for a Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics to join NHS Dumfries & Galloway and work from their fantastic newly build district general hospital located in the south of Scotland. We are delighted to have been selected to take on the exclusive recruitment for NHS Dumfries and Galloway and have been hugely impressed when meeting the Paediatric Department.
If you would like to join a hospital where you will be part of a very well supported department, with access to senior members and regular departmental meetings to ensure all runs smoothly, then this will be the place for you. With a newly designed Paediatric and Neonatal In-Patient facility at the new DGRI you will have excellent facilities to provide acute assessment and care of children and neonates. There will be additional commitments to general paediatric and/or community paediatric outpatient work. Additional training can be provided where required. All special interests can be accommodated and you will be encouraged to develop your skills. In a hospital of this size you will have the opportunity to take an active part in specialist services and to be part of service review and development.
The Children’s Ward comprises of 12 in-patient beds, plus 8 beds as 23-hour care and 4 assessment beds. Surgical beds are shared between general surgery and orthopaedic surgery, with some admissions from other specialities also. The Neonatal Unit is classed as a Level 2 facility, however they do not provide long term ventilation; there is a policy of antenatal transfer to Glasgow where delivery is expected at less than 30-32 weeks, and where required they will intubate then transfer neonates to Glasgow/Edinburgh for specialist care. The new unit has 9 cots which comprises of 3 intensive care, 6 special care and also 2 transitional care rooms.
You will currently have at least two years middle grade Paediatrics experience and valid GMC registration with a current license to practise. You will be joining a team of 7 Consultants, 4 permanent doctors, and 2 trainees. There has been a significant development in the Women and Children’s Services in Dumfries & Galloway, in addition to the new unit, there is also ‘The Willows’ which is a centre for children and families that opened in 2016, a strong management team structure for the Women and Children’s Service is in place which ensures clear lines of accountability and clinical governance, and also there has been development of the community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
As a Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics you will be working 10 sessions per week, with a resident 2 nd on-call rota (a Consultant will be available at home for support). You will be located in a truly beautiful rural location. A lovely place for families and those with a keen interest in outdoor pursuits. At the same time, you are within easy reach of the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, or travelling south across the border to Carlisle in the north of England. There is a low crime rate, excellent schools and affordable housing.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity and review the details in full, then please get in touch with Karen Diamond at Head Medical.

21/03/2019

Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics – Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
An excellent opportunity is available for a Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics to join NHS Dumfries & Galloway and work from their fantastic newly build district general hospital located in the south of Scotland. We are delighted to have been selected to take on the exclusive recruitment for NHS Dumfries and Galloway and have been hugely impressed when meeting the Paediatric Department.
If you would like to join a hospital where you will be part of a very well supported department, with access to senior members and regular departmental meetings to ensure all runs smoothly, then this will be the place for you. With a newly designed Paediatric and Neonatal In-Patient facility at the new DGRI you will have excellent facilities to provide acute assessment and care of children and neonates. There will be additional commitments to general paediatric and/or community paediatric outpatient work. Additional training can be provided where required. All special interests can be accommodated and you will be encouraged to develop your skills. In a hospital of this size you will have the opportunity to take an active part in specialist services and to be part of service review and development.
The Children’s Ward comprises of 12 in-patient beds, plus 8 beds as 23-hour care and 4 assessment beds. Surgical beds are shared between general surgery and orthopaedic surgery, with some admissions from other specialities also. The Neonatal Unit is classed as a Level 2 facility, however they do not provide long term ventilation; there is a policy of antenatal transfer to Glasgow where delivery is expected at less than 30-32 weeks, and where required they will intubate then transfer neonates to Glasgow/Edinburgh for specialist care. The new unit has 9 cots which comprises of 3 intensive care, 6 special care and also 2 transitional care rooms.
You will currently have at least two years middle grade Paediatrics experience and valid GMC registration with a current license to practise. You will be joining a team of 7 Consultants, 4 permanent doctors, and 2 trainees. There has been a significant development in the Women and Children’s Services in Dumfries & Galloway, in addition to the new unit, there is also ‘The Willows’ which is a centre for children and families that opened in 2016, a strong management team structure for the Women and Children’s Service is in place which ensures clear lines of accountability and clinical governance, and also there has been development of the community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
As a Specialty Doctor in Paediatrics you will be working 10 sessions per week, with a resident 2 nd on-call rota (a Consultant will be available at home for support). You will be located in a truly beautiful rural location. A lovely place for families and those with a keen interest in outdoor pursuits. At the same time, you are within easy reach of the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, or travelling south across the border to Carlisle in the north of England. There is a low crime rate, excellent schools and affordable housing.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity and review the details in full, then please get in touch with Karen Diamond at Head Medical.

Rural Hospital based GP - Scotland
Interested in providing in-patient and A&E care?
This is an excellent opportunity to develop acute care skills, supported by a highly-skilled multi-disciplinary team.
You will provide medical care to Accident and Emergency Services, Rehabilitation Ward and the Acute Ward. Based in a modern, purpose-built hospital in one of the most beautiful areas of Scotland, the Emergency Department deals with approximately 15,000 patients per year many with relatively minor conditions but occasionally severely ill or injured patients when rapid evacuation will be required. Supervision of the role in the Emergency Department is provided by Emergency Department Consultants.
The Emergency Department is staffed by experienced nursing staff including 4 Emergency Care Practitioners who will support the post holder in providing Emergency Service – treating minor and moderate illness and injury, admitting selective patients for intermediate care within the Acute Ward, resuscitation and the transfer of more ill patients to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary by ambulance or for patients with severe trauma contacting the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service in Paisley who will helicopter in a consultant led retrieval team to transfer the patient rapidly to Glasgow.
The post holder may occasionally be required to provide medical support, in an emergency, to the midwife led Obstetric Unit, the nurse led Renal Dialysis Unit and nurse delivered Chemotherapy Service. In these settings no specialist knowledge of Obstetrics, Renal Dialysis or Chemotherapy will be expected: the standard required will be that of the ordinary doctor exercising due care.
The purpose of this role is to work with visiting consultants, permanent nursing staff and AHPs in providing the hospital with medical staff appropriately skilled to deal with a wide range of medical work encountered. The hospital also is the base for the Primary Care Out of Hours Service which is situated within the Emergency Department. During the Out of Hours periods and weekends, it is expected that the Out of Hours Primary Care GP and the Hospital Doctor will work together sharing, where appropriate the care of patients.
Your hours of work will be 44 hours per week on a shift system. You will be expected to cover all aspects of the role including overnight work, daytime hospital work and weekend work, working in either the Emergency Department or the wards depending on the rota. You will have advance notice of your part in the rota and each member of the team will rotate through all aspects of the rota and there maybe additional shifts available for you to undertake and these will attract additional remuneration. GP trained doctors may also (if they wish) undertake shifts within the General Practice Out of Hours Service by separate arrangements via a web based session booking system.
This is a unique position and requires an experienced GP looking to broaden their skills within a hospital setting.
Candidates MUST be registered with the GMC and have a licence to practice.
For an informal discussion - please contact Jo Hood in the first instance on 0141 240 5266 or email jo@headmedical.com

12/03/2019

Rural Hospital based GP - Scotland
Interested in providing in-patient and A&E care?
This is an excellent opportunity to develop acute care skills, supported by a highly-skilled multi-disciplinary team.
You will provide medical care to Accident and Emergency Services, Rehabilitation Ward and the Acute Ward. Based in a modern, purpose-built hospital in one of the most beautiful areas of Scotland, the Emergency Department deals with approximately 15,000 patients per year many with relatively minor conditions but occasionally severely ill or injured patients when rapid evacuation will be required. Supervision of the role in the Emergency Department is provided by Emergency Department Consultants.
The Emergency Department is staffed by experienced nursing staff including 4 Emergency Care Practitioners who will support the post holder in providing Emergency Service – treating minor and moderate illness and injury, admitting selective patients for intermediate care within the Acute Ward, resuscitation and the transfer of more ill patients to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary by ambulance or for patients with severe trauma contacting the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service in Paisley who will helicopter in a consultant led retrieval team to transfer the patient rapidly to Glasgow.
The post holder may occasionally be required to provide medical support, in an emergency, to the midwife led Obstetric Unit, the nurse led Renal Dialysis Unit and nurse delivered Chemotherapy Service. In these settings no specialist knowledge of Obstetrics, Renal Dialysis or Chemotherapy will be expected: the standard required will be that of the ordinary doctor exercising due care.
The purpose of this role is to work with visiting consultants, permanent nursing staff and AHPs in providing the hospital with medical staff appropriately skilled to deal with a wide range of medical work encountered. The hospital also is the base for the Primary Care Out of Hours Service which is situated within the Emergency Department. During the Out of Hours periods and weekends, it is expected that the Out of Hours Primary Care GP and the Hospital Doctor will work together sharing, where appropriate the care of patients.
Your hours of work will be 44 hours per week on a shift system. You will be expected to cover all aspects of the role including overnight work, daytime hospital work and weekend work, working in either the Emergency Department or the wards depending on the rota. You will have advance notice of your part in the rota and each member of the team will rotate through all aspects of the rota and there maybe additional shifts available for you to undertake and these will attract additional remuneration. GP trained doctors may also (if they wish) undertake shifts within the General Practice Out of Hours Service by separate arrangements via a web based session booking system.
This is a unique position and requires an experienced GP looking to broaden their skills within a hospital setting.
Candidates MUST be registered with the GMC and have a licence to practice.
For an informal discussion - please contact Jo Hood in the first instance on 0141 240 5266 or email jo@headmedical.com

Consultant Physician in General Medicine - Western Isles
The role of Consultant Physician in NHS Western Isles is both challenging and rewarding. Working in a modern well equipped acute sector, supported by a well trained multi professional team, the Consultant Physician provides both emergency and elective care to a high standard. Working within a small team, supported by excellent links with larger units and with high quality connectivity and transport arrangements, the Consultant Physician is the key decision maker for the management of acute medical presentations.
The post holder will be based in the Western Isles Hospital which is a Rural General Hospital (Plus) situated in Stornoway, the largest town in the Western Isles. It is a modern, well equipped hospital with a bed complement of 96. There are four acute wards: 2 medical (one of which contains a 4 bedded High Dependency Area (HDA) 2 surgical (one of which is a day surgery unit) and a maternity unit of 6 beds. In addition there are intermediate care (nurse led) orthopaedic and general rehabilitation beds, a 4 bed paediatric area and a 6-bed dedicated stroke rehabilitation unit.
The services provided within the medical speciality form a considerable proportion of the workload in the hospital. There are 400 - 450 new out patient referrals per year and approximately 2000 un-selected admissions per year. There is a separately staffed Day Hospital for clinics and treatment.
The WIH uses an innovative approach to the provision of Out of Hours cover. Overnight work is carried out by GPs and Specialist Nurses; weekend day time Out Of Hours work is provided by Junior Doctors and Specialist Nurses.
To be successful in this role you must be on the GMC Specialist Register with current licence to practise, or be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the date of interview. Salary will follow the NHS payscale. Get in touch with Allison on allison@headmedical.com or 0131 240 5287 to discuss the role further. Head Medical have a refer a friend scheme and if you refer anyone who is successful for a job we will pay you £500 as a thank you.

19/02/2019

Consultant Physician in General Medicine - Western Isles
The role of Consultant Physician in NHS Western Isles is both challenging and rewarding. Working in a modern well equipped acute sector, supported by a well trained multi professional team, the Consultant Physician provides both emergency and elective care to a high standard. Working within a small team, supported by excellent links with larger units and with high quality connectivity and transport arrangements, the Consultant Physician is the key decision maker for the management of acute medical presentations.
The post holder will be based in the Western Isles Hospital which is a Rural General Hospital (Plus) situated in Stornoway, the largest town in the Western Isles. It is a modern, well equipped hospital with a bed complement of 96. There are four acute wards: 2 medical (one of which contains a 4 bedded High Dependency Area (HDA) 2 surgical (one of which is a day surgery unit) and a maternity unit of 6 beds. In addition there are intermediate care (nurse led) orthopaedic and general rehabilitation beds, a 4 bed paediatric area and a 6-bed dedicated stroke rehabilitation unit.
The services provided within the medical speciality form a considerable proportion of the workload in the hospital. There are 400 - 450 new out patient referrals per year and approximately 2000 un-selected admissions per year. There is a separately staffed Day Hospital for clinics and treatment.
The WIH uses an innovative approach to the provision of Out of Hours cover. Overnight work is carried out by GPs and Specialist Nurses; weekend day time Out Of Hours work is provided by Junior Doctors and Specialist Nurses.
To be successful in this role you must be on the GMC Specialist Register with current licence to practise, or be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the date of interview. Salary will follow the NHS payscale. Get in touch with Allison on allison@headmedical.com or 0131 240 5287 to discuss the role further. Head Medical have a refer a friend scheme and if you refer anyone who is successful for a job we will pay you £500 as a thank you.